Loading-machine.



No. 888,661. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

P. s.. SEVBRIN.

LOADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION 11.21) JUNE 19, 1907.

PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

P. s. SEVBRIN. LOADING MACHINE. -AP1 =LIGATIO'N FILED JUNE 19; 1907.

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No 888,861. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

P. s. SEVERIN. LOADING-MAGHINB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. 1007.

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LOADXNG-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

J'Patented May 26, 1908.

Application filed June 19, 1907. Serial No. 379,8?2'7;

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER. S. SEvEaIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Crookston, in the county of Poll; and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loading-lvlachines;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and. exactdescription of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in theart, to which it appertains to make and use the same.

M invention has for its object to provide a simple and efficient devicefor picking up shocks or bundles of grain, winnows or cocks of hay, andthe like, and depositing the same in a suitable receptacle, such as awagon drawn along by the side of aloading ma chine.

To the above ends, the invention consists of the novel devices andcombinations of de vices hereinafter described. and defined in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate'the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings {Figrue 1 i. plan view of myimproved loadingmachine, with some parts broken away. view' in side elevation, with someparts broken away; and 3 is a view in rear elevation.

The main frame 1 of the n'iaohino U- shaped in. form, audis supported atits rear portion by a pair of heavy wheels 2 mounted on an axle 3,which, in turn, is mounted in bearings 4 secured to the main frame 1.The front or open end of said main frame is supported hy a pair ofsteering or caster W ieels 5 to each of which is rigidly secured a draftdevice in the form of a pole 6, and a draft equalizer 7. A supplementalframe 8 is supported from and above said main frame 1 by uprights orposts I 'lllountedwithin the forward portion of'said main frame 1 is apick-up device in the form of laterally. spaced toothed bars 10 that areconnected together and spaced. apart by a spacing bar .1 1 and a shaftSaid shaft 12 is passed through the rear portion of saidbars it), andits ends are mounted on the main frame 1 for pivot ally supporting saidpick-up device. The forward or toothed ends of. said bars 10 normallyrest upon the ground. To raise or lower the forward toothed ends of saidbars 10, a bail 123 underlies said bars near their forward ends. Theends of the bail 13 are Fig. 2-is a.

mounted in suitable bearings Eat,- secured to the main frame 1'. One endof said bail 13 projects beyond the side of said main frame 1, and hassecured thereto an arm i5 which, in turn, is connected by a'linii 17 toan oper ating lever 16 mounted on said main frame. Mounted onsaid'piek-iip device is an endless conveyer or elevator in the form ofendless belts .18 adapted to run between and parallel withsaid bars 10,and over roller 19 mounted on shafts 20 and 21 carried by said toothedbars 10. In place! ofthe ordinary slats, each belt 18 of the conveyor isprovided with a se ries of short angle bars 22 spaced apart from oneanother and approximately of the same width as said belts 18. Arrangedto receive from said pick-up device and conveyor carried thereby, is anendless inclined conveyor or elevator comprising a supporting frame 23,rollers 24, mounted on a shaft 25 which, inturn, is mounted on the mainframe 1 and supports the lower end of said supporting frame 23. Rollers26 mounted on a shaft 27 which, in turn, is mounted on the upper ends ofsaidsupporting frame 23, and an endless slat and belt conveyor 28, whichruns eve the rollers 24 and 26.

A rope drive 29 runs over a grooved pulley 30 secured to the hub of oneof the wheels2, and over a grooved sheave 31 loosely mounted on one endof the shaft 25 outside of the main frmne 1. The hub of.the sheave 31 isformed with a halfcluteh 32 adapted to be engaged by a sliding halfclutch 33 mounted to slide on the shaft 25. A shipper lever 34, mountedon said main frame 1, has engage ment with a groove 35 formed in the hubof the sliding half clutch 33, for the purposeof moving said half clutch33 into and out of engagement with the half clutch 32 on the sheave 331.\Vhon the two half clutches 32 33 are in engagement, one with the other,the endless slut and helt conveyor 28 will be driven in the direction ofthe arrow marked on Fig. 1. A sprocket chain 36 runs over a sprocketwheel 37 carried by the shaft 20, and over a sprocket wheel 88 carriedby, the shaft 25, and drives the belt 18 of the pickup device in thesame direction as the con- 1 v eyrr 28.

A transverse endless conveyor is mounted on the su pplomen'tal frame 8.

comprises rollers 39 carried by .a shaft 40, rollers -11 carried by ashaft 42, which shafts 41) and 42 are mounted on said supplemental frame1, and anendless slat and belt c0n- Said conveyor vever 43 running overthe rollers 39 and 43:1. A elt er runs over a pulley i-5 secured to theaxle 3, and over a pulley an secured to the shaft 42, and drives saidslat and belt con veyer 43 in the direction of the arrow marked onFig. 1. I v

An endless conveyer or elevator, forn'iing an extension of thetransverse endless coinveyer- 43, is connected to the supplemental frame8 for oscillatory'niovement in a vertical planetransversely of the mainframe 1. Said endless conveyor or elevator comprises an oscillator frame47, rollers 4L8 carried by a shaft 49 mounted on. the free end of saidoscillatory frame 47, rollers 50 carried by a shaft 51. mounted on theother end of said oscillatory frame 47, and an endless slat and beltconveyer 52 running over the rollers 48 and 50. I he ends of the shaft51 project beyond the sides of said oscillatory frame 4-7 and arepivotally monnted in bearing straps 53 secured to the said sup )lementalframe The endless slat and belt conveyor 52 is driven in. the samedirection as the endless slot and belt conveyor 13, by chain-54,

which chain runs over a sprocket 55 on the shaft 42, and over a sprocket56 on the shaft 51. The free end of the or .illatory frame 47 issupported by a pair of hoisting cables 57 secured to the side of saidframe t? and to a Windlass shaft 58. The wil'idlass shaft 58 is providedwith a cranlr for operating said shaft. The shaft 58 may be held in anydesired setposition, by pawl and ratchet device 60. I

The machine above described may he used for picking up hay, or othermaterials, from the ground, and loading the same onto Wagons.

What l: claim is I 1. In a loading machine, the combination With a frameand wheels supporting the same, of laterally spaced pick-up barspivotally mounted in the forward. portion. of said frame, means forraising and lowering the free ends ofgsaitl piclenp bars, power drivenelevating devices working between said pick-u bars and terminating shortof the free en s thereof, an endless slat and belt conveyor mounted onsaid frame and arranged to receive iron said picloup be and elevatingdevices, and means for driving said conveyor, substantially described.

2. In a loading machine, the combination with a main frame and wheelssupporting the same, of a supplemental frame carried by said main frame,laterally spaced pick-11p seaeei mediate and transverse conveyors,substantially as described.

3. In a loading machine, the combination With a main frame and wheelssupporting the same, of a supplemental frame carried by said main frame,laterally spaced picleup bars pivotally mounted on the forward portionof said main frame, a bail underlying the forward portion ofsaid pick-upbars, the ends of said ball being pivotally mounted on said main frame,a lever for operating, said bail for raising and lowering the free endsof said piclenp bars,gelevating belts arranged to run between saidpioloup bars and over power driven rollers carried thereby andterminating short of the free ends of'said pick-up balsa transverseendless slat and belt conveyor mounted on said so plemental frame, anintermediate slat and belt conveyer arranged to receive from saidpick-up bars and elevating belts carried thereby and deliver to saidtransverse conveyor, and means for driving said intermediate andtransverse conveyors, substantially as described.

47-. .[n a loading machine, the combination 7 with a frame, l'rrtci'ioilwheels supporting the rear portion of wrlltl frame and caster wheelssupporting the forward portion of said frame,independent draft devicesconnected to said caster wbcols, laterally'spaeed pickup bars mounted inthe forward portion of said frame, power driven elevating devicesworking between said pick-up bars, an endless slat and belt conveyorarranged to re eeive from said picloup bars and said elevating devices,and means for driving said conveyer, substantially as described. 7 intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses,

P ETE t S. "51 Vt ill N. Witnesses J. W. lt nrrrjtn, I. MURRAY,

